2023年上海大学英语考试真题卷（1）.docx

2023年上海大学英语考试真题卷（1）本卷共分为2大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总分100分，60分及格一、单项选择题（共25题，每题2分每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.According to this passage, a modern banker should be ______.A．ambitious and friendlyB．reliable and powerfulC．sensible and impenetrableD．imaginative and creative 2.How do the older generation and the younger one think about moneyA．The former thinks more of money than the latter.B．The younger generation values money more than the older generation.C．Both generations rely on the imaginative power of bankers to make money.D．To the former money is a real commodity but to the latter be a means to produce more money. 3.The word "tangible" (Line 2, Para. 4 ) refers to something ______.A．that is preciousB．that is usableC．that can be touchedD．that can be reproduced 4.The main idea of this passage is that ______.A．money is not as valuable as it was in the pastB．changes have taken place in both the appearance and the concept of banksC．the architectural style of the older bank is superior to that of the modern bankD．prejudice makes the older generation think that the modern bank is unreliable 5.It can be inferred from the passage that the author's attitude towards the new trend in banking is ______.A．cautiousB．regretfulC．positiveD．hostile 6.When her husband left home, Eileen Doyle ______.A．could not forgive him for taking the childrenB．had been expecting it to happen for some timeC．could not understand whyD．blamed herself for what had happened 7.Most people who leave their families behind them ______.A．do so without warningB．do so because of their debtsC．come back immediatelyD．change their names 8.Paul Brown regards leaving home in such circumstances as ______.A．an act of despairB．an act of selfishnessC．the result of a sudden decisionD．the result of the enormous sense of guilt 9.The man or woman left behind with an unfinished marriage usually ______.A．admits responsibility for the situationB．wishes the person who has left were deadC．comes back within a yearD．will have no legal marriage life for seven years 10.Some people would even prefer the death to the running away of their spouse (配偶) because ______.A．their spouse would feel no pain during the deathB．their spouse death would not blow their pride and confidenceC．a desertion would not bring a feeling of rejection or failureD．their spouse death would make them feel less painful 11.He climbed up into the tree and picked all the fruit ______ reach.A．withinB．offC．beyondD．inside 12.His parents died when he was young so he was ______ by his aunt.A．bredB．fed upC．grown upD．brought up 13.The orchestra ______ for about ten minutes when a man in the audience suddenly began shouting.A．was playingB．had been playedC．had been playingD．was played 14.Helen was much kinder to her youngest child than she was to the others, ______ of course, made the others jealous.A．whoB．whatC．thatD．which 15.Scientists everywhere are trying to ______ a cure for AIDS.A．expectB．inventC．discoverD．make 16.After a meal in a restaurant, you should ask the waiter for the ______.A．billB．noteC．receiptD．menu 17.Tamara did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy ______ for her lecture.A．to preparingB．to be preparedC．preparingD．being prepared 18.No sooner had we reached the top of hill ______ we all sat down to rest.A．whenB．thenC．thanD．until 19.I wish I ______ longer this morning, but I have to get up and come to class.A．could have sleptB．sleptC．might have sleptD．have slept 20.The poor driver was still ______ when we pulled him out from under his car.A．liveB．livelyC．aliveD．living 21.The seal hunter begs forgiveness of the old seal because ______.A．he is sorry to have wounded the old sealB．he is afraid that the seals would kill himC．he knows that the old seal is the king in the kingdom of the sealsD．the seals give him many pearls 22.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passageA．The stranger on a black horse is a seal doctor.B．We know that this is not a true story.C．The old grey seal puts the knife beside the bed.D．The seal hunter's name is Donald A. Mackenzie. 23.The writer of the passage intends to tell us that ______.A．he believes the story "In the Kingdom of the Seals"B．we should know something about seals and not kill themC．Donald A. Mackenzie knows a lot of the sealsD．True seals are earless and fur seals are not true seals 24.According to the passage, some people' s impression of seals is that ______.A。